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- This disclosure relates to electrical circuits, and more particularly to tuning for an ultrasonic transducer.
- Ultrasonic transducers convert electrical alternating current (AC) signals into ultrasound, as well as converting ultrasound signals into AC signals.
- Ultrasonic transducers typically are piezoelectric transducers where piezoelectric crystals change size and shape when a voltage is applied. An applied AC voltage causes them to oscillate at the same frequency and produce ultrasonic sound.
- the beam pattern of the transducer can be determined by the active transducer area and shape, the ultrasound wavelength, and the sound velocity of the propagation medium such as air. Since piezoelectric materials generate a voltage when force is applied to them, they can also work as ultrasonic detectors.
- Some systems use separate transmitters to excite the transducer and receivers to receive reflected ultrasound energy where each transmitter and receiver has a separate transducer.
- This disclosure relates to tuning for an ultrasonic transducer.
- a circuit in one example, includes an ultrasonic transducer having a first terminal and a second terminal.
- the first terminal receives an electrical drive signal and excites the ultrasonic transducer during an excitation interval to provide an ultrasound signal.
- the first terminal also provides an electrical receive signal in response to the ultrasonic transducer receiving a reflected ultrasound signal.
- the circuit includes a capacitor having one terminal connected to the first terminal of the ultrasonic transducer.
- a resistor is connected to another terminal of the capacitor to form a resistor-capacitor (RC) network. At least one of resistor and the capacitor have a variable resistance or capacitance value that is set to tune the RC network to mitigate ringing of the ultrasonic transducer following the excitation interval.
- RC resistor-capacitor
- a circuit in another example, includes a transmitter circuit having an output to provide an electrical drive signal to drive a terminal of an ultrasonic transducer during an excitation interval.
- a receiver circuit having an input connected to the terminal of the ultrasonic transducer receives an electrical receive signal from the ultrasonic transducer.
- the circuit includes a capacitor having one terminal connected to the terminal of the ultrasonic transducer.
- a resistor is connected to another terminal of the capacitor to form a resistor-capacitor (RC) network. At least one of resistor and the capacitor have a variable resistance or capacitance value that is set to tune the RC network to mitigate ringing of the at the terminal of the ultrasonic transducer following the excitation interval.
- RC resistor-capacitor
- a method in yet another example, includes exciting an ultrasonic transducer having a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal is connected to a capacitor to receive an electrical drive signal to excite the ultrasonic transducer. The method includes monitoring a signal at the first terminal of the ultrasonic transducer with respect to a predetermined threshold after disabling the electrical drive signal from exciting the ultrasonic transducer. The method includes adjusting a variable resistor connected to another terminal of the capacitor if the signal at the first terminal of the ultrasonic transducer is above the predetermined threshold. The variable resistor and the capacitor form a resistor-capacitor (RC) network that is adjusted to mitigate ringing at the first terminal of the ultrasonic transducer in response to the disabling of the electrical drive signal.
- RC resistor-capacitor
- FIG. 1 illustrates an example block diagram of a circuit that utilizes an adjustable resistor/capacitor network to mitigate ringing of an ultrasonic transducer.
- FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a transmitter and receiver circuit that utilizes an adjustable resistor/capacitor network to mitigate ringing of an ultrasonic transducer.
- FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a receiver circuit and tuning circuit that utilizes an adjustable resistor/capacitor network to mitigate ringing of an ultrasonic transducer.
- FIG. 4 is an example diagram of an ultrasonic transducer excitation signal and echo signal where no tuning is applied to the transducer.
- FIG. 5 is an example diagram of an ultrasonic transducer excitation signal and echo signal where resistive tuning is applied to the transducer.
- FIG. 6 is an example signal diagram showing damped energy and echoes from an object at various distances from 1 cm to 30 cm from an ultrasonic transducer when no resistive tuning is applied to the transducer.
- FIG. 7 is an example diagram that shows measurement accuracy of an ultrasonic transducer when no resistive tuning is applied to the transducer.
- FIG. 8 is an example signal diagram showing damped energy and echoes from an object at various distances from 1 cm to 30 cm from an ultrasonic transducer when resistive tuning is applied to the transducer.
- FIG. 9 is an example diagram that shows measurement accuracy of an ultrasonic transducer when no resistive tuning is applied to the transducer.
- FIG. 10 illustrates an example method to mitigate ringing of an ultrasonic transducer.
- This disclosure relates to adjustable tuning applied to mitigate ringing in response to an excitation signal applied to an ultrasonic transducer.
- the adjustable tuning circuit described herein enables the short distance performance of an ultrasonic ranging circuit to be improved by mitigating ringing of the ultrasonic transducer after excitation from an electrical drive signal.
- a capacitor e.g., fixed or variable coupled to one terminal of the ultrasonic transducer is coupled to a variable resistor to form a resistor/capacitor (RC) network which has the effect of reducing the amount of time it takes for the transducer to dampen after excitation.
- RC resistor/capacitor
- a control circuit can be provided that executes a calibration procedure when no objects are in sensing range of the transducer.
- excitation can be provided to the transducer where a receiver monitors a signal (e.g., the damped signal provided by the transducer in response to excitation) with respect to a threshold.
- the variable resistor can tune the RC network formed with the capacitor in response to a control command from the control circuit. By automatically tuning the RC network in this manner, ringing at the terminal of the ultrasonic transducer in response to excitation can be reduced, which enables received echo signals to be detected at closer ranges to the transducer.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an example circuit 100 that utilizes an adjustable resistor/capacitor network to mitigate ringing of an ultrasonic transducer 110 .
- the term “circuit” can include a collection of active and/or passive elements that perform a circuit function, such as an analog circuit or control circuit. Additionally or alternatively, for example, the term “circuit” can include an integrated circuit (IC) where all and/or some of the circuit elements are fabricated on a common substrate (e.g., semiconductor substrate, such as a die or chip).
- IC integrated circuit
- the circuit 100 includes the ultrasonic transducer 110 having a first terminal T 1 and a second terminal T 2 .
- the first terminal T 1 receives an electrical drive signal at 114 and transmits an ultrasound signal 120 in response to the electrical drive signal.
- the ultrasound signal 120 is transmitted and after a period of time (e.g., time it takes for signal to propagate in air) touches an object 130 which reflects an echo signal that is returned and received back at the ultrasonic transducer 110 .
- the first terminal T 1 also provides an electrical receive signal in response to the ultrasonic transducer receiving the reflected ultrasound signal from the object 130 .
- a capacitor 140 (e.g., fixed or variable capacitor) includes one terminal connected to the first terminal T 1 of the ultrasonic transducer 110 .
- a resistor 150 (e.g., fixed or variable) is connected to another terminal of the capacitor 140 to form a resistor-capacitor (RC) network.
- the resistor 150 and the capacitor 140 form a resistor-capacitor (RC) network.
- At least one of resistor 150 and the capacitor 140 have a variable resistance or capacitance value that is set to tune the RC network to mitigate ringing of the electrical drive signal 114 .
- controllable switches may be employed to select more or less resistance and/or capacitance that form the RC network described herein.
- the resistor 150 has a resistance value that is set to tune the RC network to mitigate ringing after disabling of the electrical drive signal at T 1 .
- the capacitor value of the capacitor 140 is adjusted to mitigate ringing of the drive signal at T 1 .
- the term ringing refers to the amount of time it takes for the signal amplitude of the transducer at T 1 to drop below a threshold after being excited by the electrical drive signal at 114 .
- the ringing that occurs in response to excitation causes noise that can adversely affect short range sensing.
- the transducer 110 cannot suitably receive echo signals from the object 130 until the ringing in response to excitation has dampened (e.g., dampened below the threshold).
- a transmitter circuit 160 generates the electrical drive signal at 114 to the first terminal T 1 of the ultrasonic transducer 110 .
- the transmitter circuit 160 drives the electrical drive signal 114 during an excitation interval which is defined as the time the transmitter circuit actively drives the transducer via the signal 114 .
- the RC network formed by the capacitor 140 and resistor 150 mitigate ringing of the transducer 110 (e.g., cause the terminal T 1 of the transducer to dampen quicker following the excitation interval).
- the transmitter circuit 160 includes a push pull amplifier (see e.g., FIG. 2 ) that generates the electrical drive signal at 114 that is provided as an excitation signal to the first terminal T 1 of the ultrasonic transducer 110 .
- the push pull amplifier can be coupled to an inductor that provides the electrical drive signal to the first terminal T 1 of the ultrasonic transducer 110 .
- a receiver circuit 170 receives the electrical receive signal from T 1 at an input 174 in response to receiving the reflected ultrasound signal from the object 130 . Also, the receiver 170 can monitor T 1 of the ultrasonic transducer 110 at input 174 during a calibration procedure. The monitoring occurs after excitation via the signal 114 that is provided by the transmitter 160 has been disabled and the object 130 is outside a given range to provide an echo signal (e.g., object no closer than a predetermined distance to the transducer).
- the receiver circuit 170 can include a series resistance (see e.g., FIG. 2 ) coupled to the first terminal T 1 of the ultrasonic transducer 110 to receive the electrical receive signal.
- the voltages generated by the transmitter 160 and transducer 110 can be quite high (e.g., greater than 100 volts).
- the receiver circuit 170 can also include a clamp circuit to limit the voltage of the electrical receive signal at the receiver from the ultrasonic transducer. Another clamp circuit (see e.g., FIG. 3 ) can be provided to limit the voltage of the electrical receive signal that is applied to the variable resistor 150 .
- a control circuit 180 can be provided to adjust the capacitor 140 and/or resistor 150 based on comparing a signal from T 1 at the receiver circuit input 174 , which is in response to disabling the electrical drive signal at 114 (e.g., after excitation is applied and during dampening period of transducer yet before echo signal has been received), to a predetermined threshold voltage.
- the signal at T 1 after excitation is disabled is thus correlated to the time it takes for the transducer 110 to dampen after the electrical drive signal has been applied and removed at 114 by the transmitter 160 .
- the control circuit 180 can include a controller (e.g., microprocessor) that executes instructions and/or can include discrete circuit components arranged to implement control functions, such as analog and/or digital comparators for monitoring thresholds and output circuits to set the value of the capacitor 140 and/or resistor 150 .
- a controller e.g., microprocessor
- discrete circuit components arranged to implement control functions, such as analog and/or digital comparators for monitoring thresholds and output circuits to set the value of the capacitor 140 and/or resistor 150 .
- the control circuit 180 executes a calibration procedure when the object 130 is outside the sensing range of the ultrasonic transducer 110 .
- the calibration procedure adjusts a value of the resistor 150 (e.g., selecting a resistor in a resistor network via a switch setting) or capacitor 140 such that the signal at the receiver input 174 based on monitoring T 1 , and in response to the electrical drive signal at 114 being disabled (in the absence of any object 130 within predetermined range of the transducer) is below the predetermined threshold voltage.
- the control circuit 180 can adjust the value of the resistor 150 based on the peak energy of the signal at 174 in response to disabling the electrical drive signal at 114 .
- the envelope of the damping energy can vary with time.
- the control circuit 180 can adjust the value of the capacitor 140 or resistor 150 based on the energy of the received calibration signal at input 174 as it is integrated over time. In yet another example, the control circuit 180 can adjust the value of the capacitor 140 or resistor 150 based on a stored wave shape profile for the received calibration signal at the receiver input 174 in response to the electrical drive signal at 114 being removed. In yet another example, the control circuit 180 , the transmitter 160 , the receiver 170 , and the variable resistor 150 can be implemented on a substrate of an IC chip.
- FIG. 2 is an example of a transmitter circuit 210 and receiver circuit 214 that utilizes an adjustable resistor/capacitor network to mitigate ringing of an ultrasonic transducer 220 .
- the transmitter circuit 210 can include push/pull amplifiers Al and A 2 which in turn drive transistor drivers M 1 and M 2 (e.g., field effect transistors), which are coupled to provide an electrical drive signal to the transducer 220 according to amplified signals from A 1 and A 2 .
- Output from drivers M 1 and M 2 can be coupled though a series inductor Lc to the transducer 220 .
- the driver M 1 and M 2 can drive a transformer (not shown) to provide the electrical drive signal to the transducer 220 .
- FIG. 1 a transformer
- a capacitor Cm (e.g., fixed or variable capacitor) can be coupled to a terminal of the transducer 220 via one node and coupled to a variable resistor (VR) 230 via another node. Circuit connections to the variable resistor 230 are shown with respect to variable resistor Rc of FIG. 3 .
- Received electrical signals from the transducer 220 are coupled to the receiver circuit 214 via resistor Rp.
- the resistor Rp can couple the signal via coupling capacitor Ccoup to an amplifier A 3 of the receiver 214 .
- Resistor R 1 can be provided as a pull-up whereas resistor Rf, R 2 , and capacitor Cl form a feedback network for amplifier A 3 .
- a control circuit can monitor the output from the amplifier A 3 and adjust the value of the variable resistor 230 in response to such monitoring.
- the transmitter 210 can excite the transducer 220 with an electrical drive signal.
- the output from the transducer 220 can be monitored by the receiver 214 to observe how long it takes for signal at the input of the transducer to dampen to below a predetermined threshold.
- Adjustment to the variable resistor 230 can be implemented automatically via a control circuit (or factory setting) during a calibration mode/procedure to shorten the time it takes for the transducer ringing to dampen in response to the electrical drive signal applied by the transmitter 210 .
- the values for Cm and VR 230 can be set based on desired circuit responses to mitigate ringing. For example, more capacitance (e.g., increasing Cm) can be added. This results in a decay frequency that is different (e.g., higher or lower frequency) than the series resonance frequency of the tuning circuit.
- the capacitor Cm should not be too large otherwise the decay time of the ringing signal after the excitation interval can increase.
- the resistor VR 230 can be set so that the corresponding decay time of the ringing signal is shorter.
- the decay frequency should be different and separated from the series resonance frequency.
- the ultrasonic transducer is typically driven at its series resonance frequency to generate maximum sound pressure going out the transducer.
- the separation of the decay frequency and the series resonance frequency of the transducer allows separation of the decay signal and the electrical receive signal reflected from objects using a bandpass filter to perform the separation.
- FIG. 3 is an example circuit 300 that includes a receiver circuit 310 and tuning circuit 314 that utilizes an adjustable resistor/capacitor network to mitigate ringing of an ultrasonic transducer 320 .
- the receiver circuit 310 receives an electrical receive signal from the transducer 320 via resistor Rp and coupling capacitor Ccoup.
- the receiver circuit 310 includes an amplifier circuit A 4 that receives the electrical receive signal at the non-inverting input of A 4 from Ccoup.
- the non-inverting input of A 4 can be pulled up via resistor Rt, which is coupled to a reference voltage Vref.
- a feedback network of R 2 and C 2 (connected in parallel) can be connected between the output and the inverting input of A 4 .
- the feedback network further can be AC coupled to ground via resistor R 1 and capacitor C 1 .
- a first clamp circuit consisting of transistor devices M 3 and M 4 can be provided at a corresponding terminal of the IC to protect the amplifier A 4 from high voltages of the transducer 320 .
- the tuning circuit 314 can be provided to adjust an RC network formed with a capacitor Cm and variable resistor Rc. An arrow is shown through resistor Rc indicates that its value can be changed (e.g., via a controller and/or factory setting).
- a control circuit (e.g., control circuit 180 ) can provide such adjustment by selecting different resistance values from a configurable resistor network in one example.
- the resistor Rc can have its value adjusted during manufacturing and testing of the circuit 300 .
- the control circuit can calibrate and set the value of the variable resistor Rc during a calibration procedure, such as at power up or in response to another predefined event.
- a second clamp circuit consisting of transistor devices M 5 and M 6 can be provided to protect the resistor Rc from high transducer voltages.
- a transistor device M 7 can be provided to enable or disable the connection of the variable resistor Rc to the capacitor Cm in response to a signal applied to the gate of M 7 . For example, in one state M 7 can provide a ground path for Rc and in another state, M 7 can float Rc to effectively remove its impact from influencing the circuit, if desired.
- FIG. 4 is an example diagram 400 of an ultrasonic transducer excitation signal and echo signal where no variable resistance is applied to the transducer, as disclosed herein.
- the vertical axis of the diagram 400 shows received signal strength in volts and the horizontal axis represents time in milliseconds.
- the transducer output continues to ring before finally dampening out at about time t equals 1.5 milliseconds.
- a reflected echo signal 410 is shown to occur over a time interval following the excitation signal 406 that is applied to drive the ultrasonic transducer.
- the time between dampening of the transducer and the beginnings of the echo signal 410 is about 0.3 milliseconds.
- FIG. 5 is an example diagram 500 of an ultrasonic transducer excitation signal and echo signal where resistive tuning is applied to the transducer, as disclosed herein.
- the tuning RC network in this example is configured where the value of the transducer capacitor is about 680 pF and the tuning resistor is set to about 1 k ohms.
- a reflected echo signal 510 is shown to occur over a time interval following the excitation signal.
- the time between dampening of the transducer and the beginning of the echo signal 510 is about 0.55 milliseconds in this example.
- FIG. 6 is an example signal diagram 600 showing damped energy and echoes from an object at various distances from 1 cm to 30 cm from an ultrasonic transducer when no resistive tuning is applied to the transducer.
- the vertical axis is a unit-less measure of signal strength versus time on the horizontal axis in microseconds.
- FIG. 7 is a related diagram 700 to FIG. 6 that shows measurement accuracy of an ultrasonic transducer when no resistive tuning is applied to the transducer.
- the vertical axis represents measured distance in meters and the horizontal axis represents actual target distance in meters. In this example, accurate measurements cannot be determined until the target is moved away from the transducer at about 0.16 meters such as shown at 710 .
- FIG. 8 is an example signal diagram 800 showing damped energy and echoes from an object at various distances from 1 cm to 30 cm from an ultrasonic transducer when resistive tuning is applied to the transducer (via tuning resistor of RC network).
- the vertical axis is a unit-less measure of signal strength versus time on the horizontal axis in microseconds.
- a signal 810 represents the response of an ultrasonic transducer to an applied electrical drive signal.
- the threshold 830 can change over time.
- FIG. 9 is a related diagram 900 to FIG.
- the resistive tuning of about 1 k ohm that forms a network with a 680 pF capacitor in this example improves measured short distance range of the ultrasonic transducer performance by about 9 centimeters or more over non-tuned transducer circuits ( FIGS. 6-7 ).
- FIG. 10 illustrates an example method to network to tune circuitry to mitigate ringing of an ultrasonic transducer.
- the method 1000 includes exciting an ultrasonic transducer (a transceiver) having a first terminal and a second terminal (e.g., via transmitter 160 of FIG. 1 ).
- the first terminal is connected to a capacitor to receive an electrical drive signal to excite the ultrasonic transducer.
- the method 1000 includes monitoring a signal at the first terminal of the ultrasonic transducer with respect to a predetermined threshold after disabling the electrical drive signal from exciting the ultrasonic transducer (e.g., via receiver circuit 170 of FIG. 1 ).
- RC resistor-capacitor
- the method 1000 can also include adjusting the value of the variable resistor based on the peak energy of the signal, the energy of the signal as it is integrated over time, or based on a stored wave shape profile for the signal in response to the disabling of electrical drive signal at the terminal of the ultrasonic transducer.
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